The patient in this case is a 57 year old female that has experienced joint pain...

The patient in this case is a 57 year old female that has experienced joint pain for ~ 5 years. Her joints are becoming progressively deformed with swelling. Her physician decides to order a synovial fluid analysis, including a cell count, differential, RF, protein, glucose, LDH, and crystal analysis if indicated. He also orders blood work: Rheumatoid Factor and glucose level. Her results are as follows:

	Synovial Fluid Analysis	Serum Results
Appearance	Yellow/Cloudy
Protein	3.7 g/dL
Glucose	81 mg/dL	100 mg/dL
LDH	100 mg/dL
RF	Positive	Positive
Crystals	'none seen'
WBC	>25,000 WBCs/uL >50% segs + for ragocytes

Questions:

1. What do these results suggest that the patient has? Explain your answer, providing evidence to support your answer.

2. If the patient had gout., what would her results be instead?

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Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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